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Melissa Park | Associate Graphics Editor

The trying-my-best era: a gentle approach to self-improvement

Obioma Eke April 3, 2025
When implementing these practices, keep in mind that you can start whenever you want to. As a matter of fact, start as soon as possible. You do not need to wait for Monday, the end of the month or Jan. 1 to make a difference in your life. 
Gianna Horcher | Senior Graphic Artist

Keys to joyful employment

Sophia Keohane April 1, 2025
Say goodbye to the panicked version of me, searching for something I don’t want, and say hello to a girl who has a thing or two to say on joyful employment.
Melissa Park | Graphic Artist

There’s no place like home

Keira Footer February 26, 2025
I’m worried that something similar might happen when I return from college. Instead of feeling comfortable and relieved, I’ll feel unfamiliar and awkward, like I’m staying at a friend’s house for a week before I return to Boston. I’ve often heard sayings such as “home is where the heart is,” but how am I supposed to call this new place “home” without the proper time to love it? 
Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

Cozy tunes to keep you warm this winter | Liv Listens

Olivia Stapleton January 30, 2025
I curated a playlist of songs that make me feel warm, anticipating that I’d need some soothing music to help me get through the next few months of cold temperatures. 
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

January horror recap: “The Damned,” “Wolf Man” and “Presence” | You Scared Me!

Josh Rosenthal January 29, 2025
As our world becomes increasingly horrifying in new and unfathomable ways, there is no better time than now for horror to help us seek out a distraction from them. Unfortunately, this January’s releases have not provided as helpful of a distraction as I had hoped for — except for one film from one of my favorite directors that presented a fresh take on the traditional haunted house story.
The Lines section of the Terrier Transit app. Boston University students are walking to class instead of waiting in the cold because the app has inaccurate BU Bus arrival times. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students express discontent with unreliable Terrier Transit app tracking

Charlie Johnson January 28, 2025
Students are experiencing unreliable live tracking and other complications on the Terrier Transit app, which is proving challenging given Boston’s freezing January temperatures.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Obsessions of the month | Maia’s Inner Monologue

Maia Penzer January 30, 2024
As I began this new semester, I spent some time reflecting on how I launched my column in October with a piece titled: "Obsessions of the week," which, as you can clearly tell by the name, dove into the things that enthralled me at the time. It only seems natural to me that in this first piece of the semester, I share my fixations of the month.
The Boston University Wind Ensemble performing at Tsai Performance Center Tuesday night. The music group has eagerly returned to performing for live audiences this semester after enduring a year of pandemic-induced challenges. CLARE ONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Wind Ensemble returns to the concert hall this Fall

Viktoria Popovska November 17, 2021
After a turbulent year during the pandemic, the Wind Ensemble is back to providing performance opportunities.
A person receiving a vaccine. Over 100 workers have terminated their employment with the Massachusetts government for not following Governor Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other preventative protocols. COURTESY OF ED US VIA UNSPLASH

Government employees fired for non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols

Daily Free Press Staff November 10, 2021
Hundreds of government workers faced disciplinary action for not complying with COVID vaccine mandates or weekly testing.
scientist examines a vial in a lab

BU, Harvard create new model to better understand wound healing

Nada Shalash April 6, 2021
Engineer researchers crafted an in-vitro model to provide a closer look at how wounds heal.
blue horoscope wheel

April Horoscopes (warning: they’re not legit)

Sophia Yakumithis March 26, 2021
Vaccines, Taco Tuesday and NASA galore! Find out which unexpected fortune awaits you in April.
Chipotle Mexican Grill at 876 Commonwealth Ave. closed last weekend due to a lack of available labor. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

West campus Chipotle temporarily closed

Nathan Lederman February 1, 2021
A “temporarily closed” sign was posted on Chipotle’s door early last week. The sign did not indicate why the restaurant was closed or an exact date it would reopen.
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